Happy 10th Birthday

Older than You Tube, Facebook and Twitter. Longer lasting than some of our biggest rivals. Bigger and better than we ever imagined. Happy birthday, RealClassic.co.uk - Britain's most popular classic bike website...

Two of us had just had a magazine rug pulled out from under our feet. One of us had just walked away from a perfectly good proper job. Setting up an old bike website seemed like an easy way to while away the winter months until something better turned up.

Ten years, 35 million page views and 12 million site visits later, we're still here. Here are ten things we've loved about making RealClassic.co.uk:

Meeting hundreds of classic motorcycle enthusiasts online, who became RC regulars, and whose contributions, expertise and friendship we treasure.

Being propelled by the enthusiasm of the RealClassic.co.uk readership into publishing a monthly magazine.

Beating the big boys. We've just kept on doing what we do best while challenges have come and gone.

Understanding that with a website (unlike a print magazine) it's possible to make updates after 'going to press.' Deadlines have never felt the same since.

Improving the site, little by little, week by week. We can try ideas out and throw away the ones that don't work in a way big businesses can't.

Riding amazing bikes, visiting wonderful places and meeting fascinating people in the course of putting the site together. It's why we do it.

Seeing people help each other after meeting through RealClassic.co.uk. In many cases this has extended way beyond keeping old bikes on the road; truly heartwarming.

A philosophy: If you build it, they will come. We made RealClassic.co.uk for ourselves, hoping other people would like it.

A milestone: the month when more people read RealClassic.co.uk than read the best-selling classic motorcycle magazine in the UK.

A mystery: the popularity of the article about the diesel Enfield; still one of our most-visited pages, even after all these years.

Most of all, our success is down to you, the reader. Thanks for visiting, and come back soon.

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